A lone demonstrator waves the Palestinian flag outside the Peace Palace, rear, housing the International Court of Justice, or World Court, in The Hague, Netherlands, on May 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File) THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The United Nations' highest court opens...
Philip Morris Philippines Manufacturing, Inc. (PMPM) and Japan Tobacco International (JTI) lauded the Bureau of Customs (BOC) after the agency seized ₱83.7 million worth of smuggled cigarettes in Bulacan. Last April 24, the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service-Manila International...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) welcomed the issuance of Executive Order (EO) No. 77 that established the Inter-Agency Committee on International Humanitarian Law (IAC-IHL) with broader responsibilities to protect citizens particularly before, during, and after armed conflicts. The committee,...
The Philippines has urged international financial institutions (IFIs) to increase their assistance to emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs) amid escalating global challenges and risks. “International financial institutions, such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund...
Reelectionist Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa has condemned the Communist Part of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) saying they were actively pursuing the filing of criminal cases against former President Rodrigo Duterte before the International Criminal Court (ICC). ...
The Philippines received the second-biggest amount of loans and grants from the Manila-based Asian Development Bank (ADB) and its co-financing partners last year, mainly to bankroll big-ticket infrastructure projects. The ADB's Annual Report 2024, published on Thursday, April 24, showed that...
Lawyer Nicholas Kaufman, former president’s Rodrigo Duterte’s lead counsel in the International Criminal Court (ICC), denied that his team requested to restrict the participation of drug war victims in the ICC proceedings by pushing for stringent identification documents. Former president...
Upson International Corporation, a leading IT retailer in the Philippines, reported that its consolidated net income increased four percent to ₱481.5 million last year from the ₱464.2 million earned in 2023. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said the increase was...
The Philippines' economic growth would fall below expectations in the next two years as the threat of a global trade war intensifies, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). In its April 2025 World Economic Outlook (WEO) report, published on Tuesday night, April 22 (Philippine time),...
Senate Majority Leader Francis "Tol" Tolentino has filed a bill seeking to develop the resource-rich Talampas ng Pilipinas to drive national economic growth. Senate Majority Leader Francis 'TOL' Tolentino has filed a measure seeking the establishment of the Talampas ng Pilipinas Development...
Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte is scheduled to visit his father, former President Rodrigo Duterte, who is currently detained at the International Criminal Court's in The Hague, Netherlands, for alleged crimes against humanity. REP. Paolo Duterte (FB) Vice President Sara Duterte confirmed Rep....
DAVAO CITY – Veronica “Kitty” Duterte, the youngest daughter of former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, recently posted heartfelt messages from her father to their family through her Instagram stories. In her post, Veronica revealed her father’s heartfelt expressions of love and encouragement...
